University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Los Angeles, California

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university founded in 1919 as the Southern Branch of the University of California. It is the second-oldest campus in the UC system and sits in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Key Facts about University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

• Founded: 1919 (as the Southern Branch of the University of California)
• Type: Public land-grant research university (R1)
• Location: Los Angeles (Westwood), California
• Renamed University of California, Los Angeles: 1927
• Among the most-applied-to universities in the United States

Colleges and Programs at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

• College of Letters and Science
• Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
• UCLA Anderson School of Management
• David Geffen School of Medicine
• School of the Arts and Architecture
• School of Law